Former Alabama standout Alonzo Gee could play for the United States in at least two qualifying games for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Gee is among the 13 players picked for the NBA G League team that will play the Mexican national team in the NBA G League International Challenge. The exhibition game will be played at 3:30 p.m. CST Feb. 18 in Los Angeles before the NBA All-Star Game is played there that night.

The 13 players are among the 14 who have been invited to training camp for the USA Basketball World Cup qualifying team from Feb. 15-20.

Twelve of the players will be chosen to represent the United States under the direction of former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy in two Americas Qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The U.S. team will play Cuba on Feb. 23 and Puerto Rico on Feb. 26 in Santa Cruz, California.

"The USA team for the February FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifying games will have some new faces," Van Gundy said. "A lot of the players involved in the November World Cup qualifying games were unavailable because of call-ups to the NBA. We're really excited for those players, but it does make our job of putting together another team more difficult. ...

"We'll need to quickly come together for our games against Cuba and Puerto Rico. We persevered to win a very difficult game against Puerto Rico in November, and Cuba is also very talented and hungry for a win. We will face significant challenges, and I'm hoping that playing in Santa Cruz will give us a strong home-court advantage."

The United States has a 2-0 record in Americas Group C in qualifying. The U.S. team defeated Puerto Rico 85-78 on Nov. 23 in Orlando, Florida, and Mexico 91-55 on Nov. 26 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Gee plays for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Gatorade League. In 19 games this season, Gee has averaged 14.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

After playing from 2005-06 through 2008-09 at Alabama, Gee appeared in 417 NBA games with six teams over the next eight seasons. He started every game during the 2012-13 season for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.